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Intellectual Property & the Digital Economy LLM
Within the rapidly globalising environment of intellectual property and digital commerce, this Masters programme provides you with a unique opportunity to specialise in this increasingly important area of law.
- You will develop a critical understanding of a wide range of issues concerning the legal regulation of intellectual property and the digital economy.
- You will have the opportunity to apply for summer internships at firms that specialise in intellectual property matters. We have strategic partnerships with a number of local and national firms that support these placements.
- You will benefit from our excellent facilities including the dedicated School of Law library; our main University library also contains our extensive collection of legal materials and official publications and is a European Documentation Centre.
- We have a very vibrant mooting programme and a dedicated Moot Courtroom. We have an outstanding record of success and you can participate in internal, national and international mooting competitions.
- We organise a series of lectures featuring talks from highly successful judges and lawyers.
Programme overview
- LLM: 12 months full-time; 24 months part-time
You are required to take at least three courses from the following list (and four courses in total) and to submit a dissertation approved as falling within the area.
Core courses
- Contemporary issues in intellectual property
- Copyright in the digital environment
- European Union trade law
- E-Commerce, rights management, and information
- Intellectual property and the market
- International and comparative intellectual property law
- International economic law.
Career prospects
With a combination of regulatory, policy, and management perspectives, this programme will provide an advanced-level qualification that should prove highly attractive to employers, as well as providing an excellent platform for further advanced-level study.
The specialisations you develop in this programme would be well suited to consultancies and private companies working with the creative industries.
Further information: Professor Ronan Deazley
email: Ronan.Deazley@glasgow.ac.uk
Entry requirements for Intellectual Property & the Digital Economy are a good first degree in law (2:1 upwards or equivalent) or a first degree (2:1 upwards or equivalent) with at least 50% of the credits in law.
Pre-Masters course for international students
There is a preparation course for international students who don't meet the entry requirements. Completion of this Pre-Masters course to the required level guarantees your entry to this programme. This is offered by our partner, Glasgow International College. See Pre-Masters course for Social Sciences.
English language
If your first language is not English, the University sets a minimum English Language proficiency level. See English Language Requirements.
Further information regarding entry requirements: student.recruitment@glasgow.ac.uk
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